Tag: politics

Ministry questioned over errant envoy

Norway's former ambassador to Indonesia was stripped of his title late last year and recalled to Oslo, after failing to declare a potential conflict...

Norway defends its oil with creativity

NEWS ANALYSIS: Some people may be surprised to learn that Norway's Arctic is "different" from other Arctic areas, thus making oil drilling and production less risky. Or...

Commission recommends rearranging school year

Norway's state Ministry of Education has been told it should hold final examinations for graduating high school students later in the year, and closer...

Parliament’s leader hangs on to his job

All the members of the Norwegian Parliament's disciplinary committee expressed the strongest possible criticism on Friday of how their president botched a major construction project. Olemic...

Police ban neo-Nazi march after all

Fears of violent confrontations with counter-demonstrators have made police  think twice about allowing a neo-Nazi march in the southern Norwegian city of Fredrikstad this summer....

Norway’s oil can flow for many years

More than half of all the oil and gas on the Norwegian Continental Shelf remains under the seabed, and can keep Norway's oil industry...

Embassy ribbon cut as US ties upheld

US and Norwegian officials cut a red, white and blue ribbon to ceremoniously open the new US Embassy in Oslo on Thursday, while their speeches...

Minister reshuffles the Opera’s board

The Norwegian Opera & Ballet, which has long suffered from personnel and budget problems inside its popular landmark building, is now getting more musically...

Økokrim boss ‘takes criticism seriously’

The special economic crimes unit of Norway's state police, Økokrim, was hit by more stinging criticism this week, this time over how it handled...

Parliament to study Sami, Kven history

All the political parties in the Norwegian Parliament, with the exception of the two government parties, now support a proposal to officially examine the history...
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